{"product_id":"9781250039910","title":"Sailing to Freedom","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSailing to Freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Martha Bennett Stiles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ray Ingle asks his Uncle Thad if he can go to sea with him, he knows his parents won't like it. But they're not around, and anything is better than staying with mean old Uncle Slye! To Ray's great surprise, Uncle Thad agrees to take him on, and soon Ray and his pet capuchin monkey Allie are helping out in the galley of \u003ci\u003eThe Newburyport Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay knows Cook used to be a slave, though now he's free.  But when Ray discovers what Cook is hiding in the kitchen pantry, he gets more involved with the question of slavery than he ever could have imagined!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Adventuresome and enjoyable.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Although this book can be enjoyed for the adventure alone, readers with prior knowledge of the time period, slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Law will more fully appreciate the characters' dilemma and the risks involved in their situation.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award Master List (2015), Long-listed Tri-State Reviews Committee Books of Note - Master List (2013), Long-listed Oklahoma Sequoyah YA Book Award ML (2015), Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250039910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40634017972430,"sku":"9781250039910","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b8703cae-c95b-42ea-b07a-9cf348ab37cc.jpg?v=1638930305","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250039910","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}